Josh Walker (baseball)

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14+1⁄3 innings. [4] In 2018, he played with the Kingsport Mets of the Rookie-level Appalachian League before being promoted to the Brooklyn Cyclones of the Low-ANew York–Penn League, pitching to a 3.27 ERA with 52 strikeouts over 41+1⁄3 innings. Walker pitched only six innings in 2019 after being in a car accident that injured his left arm, and he did not play a game in 2020 after the minor league season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]

To begin the 2021 season, Walker was assigned to Brooklyn (now members of the High-A East) and was promoted to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies of the Double-A Northeast and the Syracuse Mets of the Triple-A East during the season. [6] [7] Over 21 games (twenty starts) between the three clubs, Walker pitched to a 9-4 record, a 3.73 ERA, and 98 strikeouts over 115+2⁄3 innings. [8] He returned to Syracuse to begin the 2022 season on the injured list. [9] He made rehab appearances with the Florida Complex League Mets and the St. Lucie Mets before he was assigned to Syracuse; over 22 innings pitched for the season between the three teams, he went 3-2 with a 4.91 ERA and 38 strikeouts. [10]

Walker began the 2023 season with Syracuse, where he made nine appearances and logged a 0.68 ERA with 18 strikeouts in 13+1⁄3 innings pitched. On May 16, 2023, Walker was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [11] In 14 games for the Mets, he struggled to an 8.10 ERA with 12 strikeouts in 10 innings of work. On August 14, Walker was placed on the injured list with a right oblique strain. [12] He was transferred to the 60–day injured list on August 17. [13]

Walker was optioned to Triple–A Syracuse to begin the 2024 season. [14] [15] In 10 games for the Mets, he recorded a 5.11 ERA with 11 strikeouts across 12+1⁄3 innings pitched. Walker was designated for assignment following the acquisition of Ryne Stanek on July 26. [16]

Pittsburgh Pirates

On July 30, 2024, Walker was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Nicolas Carreno. [17] [18] After one appearance for the Triple–A Indianapolis Indians, the Pirates designated Walker for assignment on August 9. [19] He was released by the organization the next day. [20] Walker re-signed with the Pirates on a minor league contract on August 15. [21] On November 6, he elected free agency. [22]

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  7. ↑ "For Josh Walker It's All About Execution". August 5, 2021.
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Josh Walker
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1994-12-01) December 1, 1994 (age 29)
Otisville, New York, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
May 16, 2023, for the New York Mets